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by georges cuvier in 1795. [2] the word "gastropod" derives from the ancient greek gaster ("stomach") and pous ("foot"), a reference to the fact that the animals' "foot" is positioned below its guts. [6] the earlier name univalve means "one valve" or shell, in contrast to bivalve applied to other molluscs
gastropod species can be ascertained from estimates of the number of described species of mollusca with accepted names: about 85,000 (minimum 50,000, maximum 120,000). [8] but an estimate of the total number of mollusca, including undescribed species, is about 240,000 species. [9] the estimate of 85,000 molluscs...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastropoda
include life histories, age and growth analyses, and research on reproduction. bonefish florida pompano and permit grouper reef fish red drum sawfish sharks and rays snook spotted seatrout tarpon wahoo other fish information age and growth lab tagging research telemetry research trophic ecology molluscs
scallops, oysters, clams, conch and other molluscan species at various locations across the state. they collect data on life history, biology, age structure, stock abundance and fishery characteristics, which are analyzed to monitor trends in mollusc populations throughout florida. in some instances, molluscs...
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